Synonyms of in-lawnext
: a relative by marriage

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Once a month, Alejandro de Lucia, 62, a Cuban native living in Long Island, launches the Supermarket23 app and selects meats, rice and other items to send to his in-laws in Cojimar, who are in their 80s. Rick Jervis, USA Today, 1 July 2026 See how designer Hattie Sparks Collins gave her in-laws' new build to a sunny dose of gathering-place nostalgia. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 30 June 2026 Hamner’s in-laws have a family hunting camp that killed fifty in one week this past fall. Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 29 June 2026 Hidden among the sea of Algerian green and Austrian red was Merzouk Toumert, in attendance with his sons Alek and Noah and brother in-law Tom Paulette. Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 28 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for in-law

Word History

Etymology

mother-in-law, etc.

First Known Use

1892, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of in-law was in 1892

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“In-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in-law. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Kids Definition

in-law

noun
ˈin-ˌlȯ
: a relative by marriage

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